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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2015 Jon Turney
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+#
+# test helper functions
+#
+
+import os
+import pprint
+
+
+# write results to the file 'results'
+# read expected from the file 'expected'
+# compare them
+def compare_with_expected_file(test, dirpath, results, basename=None):
+    results_str = pprint.pformat(results, width=120)
+
+    if basename:
+        results_fn = basename + '.results'
+        expected_fn = basename + '.expected'
+    else:
+        results_fn = 'results'
+        expected_fn = 'expected'
+
+    # save results in a file
+    with open(os.path.join(dirpath, results_fn), 'w') as f:
+        print(results_str, file=f)
+
+    # read expected from a file
+    with open(os.path.join(dirpath, expected_fn)) as f:
+        expected = f.read().rstrip()
+
+    test.assertMultiLineEqual(expected, results_str)